Here I Go!

A little over three years ago I received my Real Estate License. I remember attending the 2-day ethics course with GLVAR and being excited about all the possibilities ahead of me...then I got side tracked! I came in right at the tail-end of the "good times" and watched the sales decline, the inventory go up, and median home prices begin to slide. Over the next three years, I remained in the Real Estate industry...in the accounting department, then into the admin. side of the office, then onto Relocation Director and now, through a number of odd circumstances, back to an agent.

I'm sitting at the beginning of a new year and seeing all the possibilities - again. This time though, I have I have three years of experience on both sides of the license under my belt. I'm watching inventory fall, sales rise, and prices...well, if you're on the buying end of a decent house, be prepared to go into a bidding war with fifteen other people.

Although I've been in "it" for a while, I figure, I'll start at the beginning...just like an agent fresh out of school. Sadly, that means back to open houses, cold calling, door knocking, etc., but I've seen it work over the years, and I've watched others try to reinvent the wheel and really, why bother?? Everyone is looking for that "secret" that there must be to hit it big in Real Estate...I've seen it, there is none! It's the mundane habits that aren't real glamorous that get the business...so here I go.

I watched Julie and Julia last week - great flick and it gave me an idea. If over a year a person can cook her way through a legendary cookbook and write a blog about it, why couldn't a person do Real Estate, implement a plan and blog about it (hopefully about the success).
So that's what I'll do! Some days it may have some useful information, some days, it may be a sounding board for new ideas, and some days, it may just be a way to vent...we'll just have to see.
So here's to a great 2010, let's see where we go!